Expert details harrowing sex assault at jail

An expert testifying in a hearing about the New Orleans jail described a harrowing sexual assault that occurred in the facility and questioned why procedures that might have prevented the incident weren't followed.

An expert testifying in a hearing about the New Orleans jail described a harrowing sexual assault that occurred in the facility and questioned why procedures that might have prevented the incident weren't followed.

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Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Jun 6, 2016

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WEBVTT ELECTRONICS DID NOT EVEN WORK.PRISON EXPERT MARGO FRASIER TOLDA STORY OF HOW A MAN WASSEXUALLY ASSAULTED INSIDE THENEW JAIL, AND THAT THE GUARDSAND PRISON STAFF DIDN'T KNOWUNTIL DAYS LATER -- WHEN THEVICTIM REPORTED IT TO HISATTORNEYSHE ALSO SAID THE SHERIFF'SOFFICE WAS NOT EQUIPPED TO MOVEINTO INMATES INTO THE NEW JAIL. FRASIER ALSO SAID THE WAYINMATES ARE CURRENTLY BROUGHT TOAND FROM COURT IS POTENTIALLYDANGEROUS. HER TESTIMONY COMES AS THEDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WRAPS UPIT'S CASE AGAINST THE SHERIFF. THE FEDS, CITY AND LAWYERSREPRESENTING INMATES WANTSHERIFF MARLIN GUSMAN STRIPPEDOF HIS DUTIES AND THEY WANT THEJUDGE TO LET THE DOJ TAKE OVERTHE JAILTHE DOJ SAYS GUSMAN HAS NOTFOLLOWED REFORMS AND CHARGES HEAGREED TO THAT WOULD MAKE THEJAIL SAFERHIS LAWYERS WILL STARTPRESENTING THEIR CASE TODAY ANDSAY THE SHERIFF IS THE MAN TORUN THE MASSIVE FACILITY, NOTTHE FEDSTHEY SAY THE SHERIFF HAS ONLYBEEN UNDER A CONSENT DECREE FORALMOST THREE YEARS AND NEEDSMORE TIME AND MONEY TO MAKE THENECESSARY CHANGE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENTALL OF THE PROGRESS THE SHERIFFHAS MADE, WE THINK THAT PROGRESSHAS THEN DAMPENE -- BEEN DANBINN, AND NOT HIGHLIGHTED FORTHE COMMUNITY.WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING ALLTHE THINGS THAT SHERIFF HAS DONETO MAKE HOUSING AND THE JAILBETTER.TRAVER THE SHERIFF IS EXPECTEDTO TESTIFY EITHER WEDNESDAY ORTHURSDAY.THE FIRST WITNESS OPSO WILL CALLIS THE NEW CHIEF OF CORRECTIONS,

Expert details harrowing sex assault at jail

An expert testifying in a hearing about the New Orleans jail described a harrowing sexual assault that occurred in the facility and questioned why procedures that might have prevented the incident weren't followed.